Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM) has announced their 73rd season of shows, with seven touring Broadway productions coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park. The mega-hit Wicked musical is included in the schedule.

Wicked musical will be returning to Dallas for four weeks from April 10 to May 5, 2013. DSM chief Michael Jenkins swears this is the most requested musical in his poll of patrons. So he’s hauling back the witches, Munchkins and flying monkeys for a fourth go-round. It is one of the great Broadway hits (it’s still running there). If you saw any of the previous tours that came to Dallas, you’d have seen actress Stephanie J. Block, now a big Broadway star (she’s prepping the New York revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood), as Elphaba, and Smash star Megan Hilty as Glinda.

So much happened before Dorothy dropped in! Variety calls WICKED “a cultural phenomenon,” and it has broken box office records and sold out every time it has played Dallas. Wicked is “Broadway’s biggest blockbuster,” according to The New York Times. Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One—born with emerald green skin—is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for “the most complete—and completely satisfying—new musical in a long time.” (USA Today).

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Wicked Musical stage set up for the performances to begin at The Smith Center this week. The media gets a look backstage as the company of Wicked Musical – prepares for a six-week run at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Backstage video {Via LVRJ.com}

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Wicked former Elphaba Vicki Noon (Broadway, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago) has been nominated for a Gregory Award. Ms. Noon has been nominated in the catagory of “Best Supporting Actress” for her role in “First Date”. The Gregory Awards honor theater in Washington state. The Gregory Awards will be presented on October 29.

Wicked Former Elphaba Vicki Noon

Check the complete nominees {Via GregoryAwards.org}

Wicked witches Glinda and Elphaba are one of Broadway’s most beloved pairs of besties. Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz are featured in Broadway.com’s edition of Ask a Star!

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There are gossips that the producers of Wicked Musical are planning to take the hit musical on a first UK tour in 2013.

Wicked is a standing production at Apollo Victoria Theatre. First opened on Broadway in October 2003, Wicked – which tells the “untold story” of the Witches of Oz – received its West End premiere in 2006 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it has been seen by over 4.5 million people to date.

If confirmed, it would mark the show’s first UK tour and would likely run along with the West End production. The Lion King and War Horse are also planning for their inaugural UK tours in 2013.

Wicked musical finally coming to the Smith Center for a six-week run next week August 29, 2012. The performances of the Las vegas production will run from August 29 to October 7, 2012.

Each night, Wicked will hold a lottery for a limited number of $25 orchestra seats to each show. If you want be a lucky winner, 2 1/2 hours before each performance, show up at The Smith Center box office to place your name in a lottery drum. Names will be drawn 30 minutes later, and those who are called will be able to purchase each orchestra seat for $25 cash only. The lottery is available only in person, at the box office with a limit of two tickets per person. Do not forget to bring your photo ID, just in case you win … you need to show while purchasing the tickets.

Wicked is based on the 1995 best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire. The musical is directed by award-winning director Joe Mantello.

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Wicked Broadway Musical grossed $1,818,537 and had an attendance rate of 90.9%, about 4.1% less than that of the previous week. The 24 shows on the boards grossed $20,855,107, dropping around 3.17% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 12 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending August 19, 2012.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $1,958,780
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $1,818,537
3. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,651,064
4. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,542,699
5. Evita – (MARQUIS) $1,039,196
6. Once – (JACOBS) $1,030,434
7. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $1,003,363
8. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $953,751
9. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $925,633
10. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $896,346
11. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $846,506
12. Sister Act – (BROADWAY) $804,261

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}

Wicked Musical tour will be visiting Kitchener, Ontario Canada August 29 to September 09, 2012. When the cast of the Broadway show Wicked settles in at Centre in the Square Kitchener for a two-week run starting Aug. 29, they will present a unique version of the Wizard of Oz story. Most notably, the wicked witch of the west isn’t so evil after all.

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One – born with emerald green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for “the most complete – and completely satisfying – new musical in a long time” (USA Today).

Wicked Centre In The Square Performances:
Tuesday to Friday – 7:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday – 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM

Wicked opened on Broadway in 2003, won 35 major awards, including three Tonys, and continues to draw crowds. The show began its North American tour in 2005. In Wicked, several messages are brought home, messages about tolerance, friendship and not judging a book by its cover or a witch by the colour of her skin.

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Evenko and Broadway Across Canada are staging Wicked in Montreal’s Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier until August 26, 2012. Composed by Stephen Schwartz and based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel, this musical tells the story of the witches of OZ before Dorothy arrived. Stephen Oremus is the music director while orchestrations are by William David Brohn. The book is by Winnie Holzman.

Daily Lottery: Winners can buy orchestra seats for 25$ each, cash only. To enter, go 2 1/2 hours prior to showtime and request the Wicked lottery. Winners will be announced 30 minutes later and must present valid photo ID. This drawing is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person.

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Wicked Broadway grossed $2,147,461 and had an attendance rate of 95.0%, about 1.9% less than that of the previous week. The 25 shows on the boards grossed $22,096,556, improving around 2.19% from the previous week’s totals.

Below are the Top 10 Grosses from BroadwayWorld.com for the week ending 08/12/2012.

1. The Lion King – (MINSKOFF) $2,219,736
2. Wicked – (GERSHWIN) $2,147,461
3. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark – (FOXWOODS) $1,691,184
4. The Book Of Mormon – (EUGENE O’NEILL) $1,634,876
5. Once – (JACOBS) $1,060,427
6. Mary Poppins – (NEW AMSTERDAM) $1,032,377
7. Newsies – (NEDERLANDER) $1,022,148
8. The Phantom Of The Opera – (MAJESTIC) $991,092
9. Jersey Boys – (AUGUST WILSON) $910,085
10. Mamma Mia! – (WINTER GARDEN) $872,590

{Via BroadwayWorld.com}